The Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) has announced the figures for international trade during the first semester of the year, marked by a decline in exports
During a press conference held on the 30th of July in Düsseldorf at the GDS trade fair, APICCAPS revealed the most recent figures for the 2014 worldwide footwear industry
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 2 277.5 million US dollars in the first eleven months of the fiscal year, growing 11.9% from similar period in the previous year
In the first eleven months of the year, Pakistan registered sales abroad of 12.74 million pairs of shoes, declining 10.92%. Value of exports was up by 11.90% reaching 120.34 million US dollars
The footwear industry in Spain registered another record in exports during the first three months of the current financial year. FICE announced the relevant numbers for the quarter
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 2 277.5 million US dollars during fiscal year 2014-15, growing 11.9% from the previous year
The local footwear association is calling for the authorities' intervention to minimize the impacts of illegal and undervalued footwear imports impacting the industry in Sri Lanka
The Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill, a six-year renewal of the trade promotion authority, was approved. The Senate follows. This could fast forward the TPP negotiations
According to the Brazilian Footwear Association, in the first five months of the year revenue from footwear exports was 12.2% below the value registered in similar period last year
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 1 933.8 million US dollars in the first ten months of the fiscal year, growing 16.3% from similar period in the previous year
According to the local association LFMEAB, sales abroad of leather footwear in the period July 2014-March 2015 have represented 109% of the target established for the period
In the first ten months of the year, a decline in volumes exported was registered (down by 8.9%). At the same time the value of exported footwear increased by 12.9%
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the price of footwear will increase as a reflection of the growing production costs in China and as a result of a lack of alternative suppliers of low cost workforce